This was a fast paced revenge tale that pulled no punches.

Beth Baker is 82 and she's tired of listening to her neighbor beat his wife every night. However, he's a policeman and her neighbor can't stand up to him. Since Beth lost her daughter to an abuser, she can't take it anymore. And since her dead daughter is visiting her every night urging her to do something, she does.

This novella rushes right along to its all out crushing finale and has you rooting for the 82 year old Beth the entire way. Will she get her revenge for what happened to her daughter? You'll have to read this to find out.

I recommend this quick novella to lovers of well written revenge stories, who do not mind a touch of extreme horror.

*I was provided a free copy of this novella to honestly review and that is what I have done.*

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Eighty-two year old Beth Barker can hear the cop in 7C beating his wife. Her daughter Alice, killed 50 years ago by an abusive husband, visits Beth in her dreams. Or are they dreams? Whether dreams or visitations, Alice tells Mom something must be done. Blood must be shed.

How an elderly woman takes on a 250-pound police detective is the story the author spins in this extended short story. It’s not long enough to be called anything else.

Bernstein, known for his dark horror stories, quietly guides us towards Beth’s conclusion that sometimes we just need to take matters into our own hands.

Not recommended for the faint of heart. Start it only when there is enough light left in the day to finish it before darkness descends.

Review based on a copy provided by the publisher.
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Review Copy

Apartment 7C is a quick read about 82 year-old Beth Baker whose daughter, Alice, was killed, years ago, by her abusive husband.

When Beth moves into a new apartment and recognizes a similar pattern with her new neighbors, she is moved to take matters into her own hands.

Apartment 7C got off to a somewhat slow start for me and at one point I thought this was just going to be a story about the horrors of spousal abuse. Granted that subject matter, in itself, is horrifying and it's difficult to comprehend why someone would continue to remain in such a situation. The author does a nice job of explaining why Carl Baker's wife, Marcey, stays. She truly is without options.

But, Apartment 7C is about more than spousal abuse. It's about being haunted by your past and taking steps to provide justice when there's no other way.

Once the decision is made, what follows are a series of gut-wrenching scenes with truly disturbing images and OMG, just when you think it's enough, there's more.

There may be something wrong with me, but when I finished Apartment 7C I felt satisfied. Justice had been served.

Apartment 7C is available now from Samhain Horror.

Not for the faint of heart, but I can highly recommend this one. ( )